Cherepovets, Vologda, Province, Russia, April 4, 2024
Photo: vologda-mitropolia.ru
On March 12, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church canonized four monk-martyrs from the the Holy Trinity-Annunciation Sinozersk Monastery.
And on Sunday, March 31, the liturgical proclamation of their canonization was celebrated at the Cathedral of Sts. Athanasy and Theodosy of Cherepovets in the city of Cherepovets, Vologda Province. The service was led by His Eminence Metropolitan Savva of Vologda and Their Graces Bishop Photiy of Veliky Ustyug and Bishop Ignaty of Cherepovets, reports the Vologda Metropolis.
During the Small Entrance, the glorification of the locally venerated Hieromonks Sergei and Avraamy, Schemamonk Ephraim, and Novice Vasily took place, beginning with the reading of the Synodal resolution on the canonization of the monk-martyrs.
Then Bp. Ignaty read the lives of the saints, after which their icon was brought out of the altar and placed in the center of the church for veneration.
Photo: vologda-mitropolia.ru
During the Litany of Fervent Supplication, a prayer was read for the restoration of peace, as well as for the persecuted Ukrainian Orthodox Church, and a prayer for Holy Rus’.
At the end of the service, Bp. Ignaty addressed all those present, congratulating them with the canonization of the Sinozersk saints. He also presented Met. Savva and Bp. Photiy with icons of the new saints.
Then Met. Savva addressed the faithful with an archpastoral word.
Booklets dedicated to the Sinozersk saints were distributed to the faithful during the kissing of the Cross.
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In 1612, many people were saved from Polish marauders by the Venerable Martyr Euphrosyny, who founded the Sinozersk Hermitage in 1594. On March 19, St. Euphrosyny foretold that the Poles were coming to the monastery and advised everyone to flee, but the elder himself did not leave because, as he said, “For the sake of Christ, I came to die in this holy place.”
Deciding to follow the example of their elder and remaining faithful to God and His holy providence to the end, other inhabitants of the monastery, among whom were Hieromonks Sergei and Avraamy, Schemamonk Ephraim, and novice Vasily, shared the fate of the Venerable Martyr Euphrosyny, being martyred on March 20, 1612. St. Euphrosyny was glorified among the saints in 1912.
His disciples, who shared his martyrdom, are venerated alongside him in the Vologda Diocese. The burial places of the newly canonized saints is unknown.
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